Casting combo

It's been now 4 years that I'm fishing LB with spinning equipment and particularly last season and this season with a Basspro Xtreme MH 7" rod with a Sahara 2500 spinning reel. The only disadvantage on this combo is the sahara's drag which is not so strong and sometimes it's difficult to fight big fish. The

second is that you can not use bigger than 5/8 lures on the xtream rod or any other average priced spinning rod.

Taking into consideration the above I'm thinking to buy a good casting combo. My requirements are the following:

- since I'm fishing from the bank the casting distance is very important . I know that you can achieve the max casting distance with a casting combo . I'm looking for a rod longer than 7"

- lure weight up to 2oz

- power MH to H and action F to XF

- I will use the rod for all my lures/presentations

- budget:$200

Any suggestions?